Leslie Odom, Jr. was pretty much in the dark over his audition for The Many Saints of Newark.
In a new interview, the 40-year-old actor opened up about not knowing the project was the Sopranos‘ prequel movie, nor anything about the character, either. “I’d heard that the film was happening.
I wasn’t up for it in the original rounds of auditions,” Leslie revealed to Rolling Stone. “But there came a point where they needed someone quickly, and I got the call.” Click inside to read more of Leslie Odom Jr’s interview about The Many Saints of Newark… Leslie added that he didn’t “even know that I knew I was auditioning for the Sopranos [movie]” and most of it was kept very secret. “They keep things very tight to the vest.
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